Joshua Barney

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Deputy Public Information Officer

Josh primarily covers research and the School of Medicine. He previously worked at The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville, Va., first as a reporter and then as an editor. He is a graduate of UVA.

Email | jdb9a@virginia.edu

Phone | 434.906.8864

Coverage Areas | Medical research, UVA School of Medicine

Posts by Joshua Barney

March 3, 2022 An Obesity Treatment for Women Only?

A new discovery has identified a potential way to battle the effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women.

Fried egg, bacon, greens and other keto foods on a plate.

March 2, 2022 Ketogenic Diet Shows Major Benefits for MS

Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) who adopted a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet saw significant improvements in their MS –…

March 1, 2022 Two UVA Discoveries Up for Year’s Biggest Biomedical Advance

It’s the fourth year in a row that a UVA Health discovery has been recognized as one of the year’s most significant. But we need your vote!

A man pulls a cigarette from a half-empty pack.

February 24, 2022 Surprise Discovery Suggests New Treatment for Small-Cell Lung Cancer

An unexpected discovery has allowed scientists to halt the development of small-cell lung cancer in lab mice, and the finding could lead to a new treatment for people.

February 23, 2022 UVA Reveals How Sleeping Immune Cells Wake to Fight Familiar Foes

With scientists counting on our immune systems’ “memory” to provide long-term protection against severe COVID-19, School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators have shed light on how one such type of “memory” cells mounts powerful defenses against subsequent infections.

David Schiff in the lobby of UVA's hospital.

January 26, 2022 New Brain Metastases Guidelines to Improve Care, Patient Survival

The new guidelines for treating cancers that have spread to the brain (brain metastases) were assembled by a blue-ribbon panel co-chaired by UVA Cancer Center's David Schiff, MD.

A woman sits forlornly with a big glass of white wine.

January 20, 2022 Survey Finds Support for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol

Less than half of Americans understand that alcohol consumption increases cancer risk, and a majority say they would support warning labels and drinking guidelines to increase awareness, a new survey finds.

ric Wengert, Manoj Patel and Ian Wenker stand outside a red brick building at UVA.

January 18, 2022 Epilepsy Research Boosts Case for New Gene Therapy

New research suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, and potentially prolong survival for people with the condition.

January 12, 2022 Powerful Computer Models ID Weaknesses in Deadly C. difficile

The researchers say their new work represents a significant step forward in the use of a form of predictive computer modeling called GENREs to battle infectious diseases.

Maria Luisa S. Sequeira-Lopez works at a bench in her lab.

January 11, 2022 Blood Pressure Drugs May Cause Kidney Damage, Study Suggests

New research is raising concerns that long-term use of drugs commonly prescribed to treat high-blood pressure and heart failure could be contributing to kidney damage.